INDUSTRY German automobile manufacturing company BaSIc coNTRol SYSTem foR loGISTIcS ceNTeRS of a well-kNowN aUTomoBIle maNUfacTURING compaNY The logistics centers of a well-known German automobile manufacturing company control the worldwide distribution of spare parts for all of its models. With the benefit of modern techniques for conveyors plus powerful IT systems, the average commissioning time has been greatly reduced. Now the opportunity exists to introduce a system for visualizing both materials handling processes and building automation across the logistics centers in a stepwise manner in Germany and other European countries. Thus a consistent mode of operation and a HMI can be furnished for the maintenance teams on the various sites so as to afford the same ease of use across all locations. Cegelec AT GmbH & Co. KG Frankfurt/Main has worked on this with the planning department of the central logistics center of this automobile manufacturer. Together they have developed an application using the pcVue SCADA system to serve as the basis for future implementation on the various sites. Materials handling

Consistent HMI The HMI provides all of the information, run-time functionality, input masks for data and configuration options. It has to support the operator by displaying all necessary information in the clearest way possible. The innovative screen layout guarantees that the user interface makes it easy to find the required information by defining local regions with consistent functionality and appearance. The active regions of an image are marked as such; for example, buttons and controls are displayed in relief under the mouse pointer. All commands have to be confirmed in a separate dialog...

by*^RC Informatique Simple projection SECURITY CONCEPT PcVue’s security concept includes the assignment of operators to groups and password protection. Groups of operators are configured in the user management feature according to designated security layers. When the user groups are being defined, the user rights (operational rights) assigned to a group are unlocked. When a user account is created, the user may be assigned to one group or several groups. Each user is assigned all the rights needed to perform his tasks. To create mimics for different sites, you can use the graphic symbols from...

by*^RC Informatique PcVue Solutions is a suite of software and hardware for visualization, control, management and data analysis for industrial, building, infrastructure and utilities applications. PcVue - HMI/SCADA software WebVue - Web access solution PlantVue - Stand alone HMI solution FrontVue - Graphical user interface Dream Report - Reporting tool IntraVue - Industrial Ethernet diagnosis software Alert - Industrial on call management system Moxa - Industrial Ethernet switches TouchVue - Mobile application for smartphones and tablet computers Founded in 1981, ARC Informatique is a privately...